| "Middle of the Hill" | ||||
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| Single by Josh Pyke | ||||
| from the album Feeding the Wolves | ||||
| Released | July 2005 | |||
| Length | 2:27 | |||
| Label | Ivy League Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Josh Pyke | |||
| Producer(s) | Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke | |||
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| "Middle of the Hill" on YouTube | ||||
"Middle of the Hill" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in July 2005 as the lead single from Pyke's third extended play, Feeding the Wolves (2005). The song has become a "fan-favourite"[1] and was polled at number 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.[2]
Pyke said "The writing of 'Middle of the Hill' was one of those times that I've read about; it's called 'the flow', you know, where you're in this state of creativity where you're not really aware of what you're doing, very stream-of-consciousness. That song, I literally wrote it in about as long as it takes to sing it. I had the riff and I was playing it, and I just kind of opened my mouth and all this stuff poured out. I think it was partly because I'd moved back home at that point, so I was reflecting on family and what it means to be part of a family and living in a family."[1]
At the APRA Music Awards of 2007, the song was nominated for Most Performed Blues and Roots Work.[3]
- ^ a b "Josh Pyke Revisits His Childhood Home In New Doco Episode About "Middle of the Hill"". The Music. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 2005". ABC. January 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Most Performed Bles and Roots Work". APRA AMCOS. 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2020.